The D-Link “Extreme SMB Network Makeover” contest

OFFICIAL RULES
No purchase or payment is necessary to enter. One entry per business.  All entrants will be eligible to receive THE D-LINK EXTREME SMB NETWORK MAKEOVER package. The odds of being selected depend on the number of eligible entries received and submitted in accordance with the rules.

  1. Entry: To enter THE CONTEST, please fill in the entry form
  2. OR print, complete, sign and mail this entry form.

Mail To:
D-Link Canada, Inc.
Marketing Department
Attn: D-Link Extreme SMB Network Makeover Contest
2525 Meadowvale Blvd, Mississauga, ON L5N 5S2

2. Eligibility: THE CONTEST is sponsored by D-Link Canada, Inc. (“D-LINK”). THE CONTEST is open to legal Canadian businesses (excluding the Providence of Quebec).  To be eligible participants must be business owners/decision makers in the defined targeted geographic markets that are at least 18 years of age and reside or are physically located in Canada (excluding Quebec). This Promotion is not open to: (1) employees or internally contracted vendors of D-LINK or its parent/subsidiaries, agents and affiliates; (2) the immediate family members or members of the same household of any such employee or vendor; (3) anyone professionally involved in the development or administration of this Contest; (4) employees or internally contracted vendors of governments and government-affiliated companies or organizations; or (5) any employee whose employer's guidelines or regulations do not allow entry in the Promotion or acceptance of the prize(s).  All federal, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Selected participants may be required to submit a signed affidavit certifying their eligibility within 30 days of notification. Failure to submit a properly completed affidavit will result in selection of an alternate participant.


3. Timing:
Each entry will be judged by a panel of judges during the Entry Period. D-LINK and contest affiliate IT World Canada, parent company of ITBusiness.ca, will announce a finalist (“each a Finalist”) for the previous month. 
October finalist selected Oct 8th 
November finalist selected Nov 5th 
December finalist selected Dec 3rd 
December winner selected Dec 19th 

Three finalists will be featured in ITBusiness.ca and one will be chosen as the big $10,000 winner to receive networking gear of their choice from D-Link.
 D-LINK reserves the right to extend or shorten this offer at its discretion. 


4. Selection Process and Criteria: A committee of D-LINK and IT World Canada employees will choose the Winner who will receive The D-Link Extreme SMB Network Makeover Package. The Winner will be selected by D-LINK and IT World Canada based on the need, situation, circumstances or other criteria as decided exclusively by D-LINK and IT World Canada. The decisions are at the complete discretion of the judges, and all decisions are final.


5. Notification: Winner will be notified of their selection by email with fourteen (14) days of completion of THE CONTEST.  D-LINK shall not be liable for (1) failed, returned or misdirected notifications based on inaccurate information provided by the Winner (2) entries and responses to Winner notifications which are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, misdirected, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient in whole or in part or for computer or technical error of any kind. Winner will be given five (5) business days from the first day of notification to respond to accept their selection. A non-response by the Winner or non-receipt of notification response after the specified five (5) business days will be considered a forfeiture of the selection and an alternate Winner may be selected from the pool of eligible Finalists. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate entrant may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries.


6. Prize: D-Link Extreme SMB Network Makeover: $10,000 (MSRP) worth of D-Link Networking Equipment of their choice.  If during the Entry Period, Winner purchases D-Link product, the actual purchase price of the product(s) will be deducted from the $10,000 in D-Link Networking products value and paid as a cash prize to the Winner.


7. Taxes:  In order to receive a prize, D-LINK must receive all federal or provincial tax forms from the Winner. All federal, provincial, and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the selected participant.


8. Disclaimer of Warranties: EACH ENTRANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT D-LINK, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, PARENT, EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS AND/OR OFFICERS ARE NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO ANY PRIZE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ITS QUALITY, MECHANICAL CONDITION, OR FITNESS. ENTRANTS FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE ENTERING THE CONTEST AT THEIR OWN RISK. THE CONTEST IS PROVIDED "AS IS", AND D-LINK, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AGENTS, AFFLIATES, PARENT, EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS AND/OR OFFICERS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTEE OR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER ORAL, IN WRITING OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN OR PROVIDED BY THE CONTEST.


9. Indemnification: EACH ENTRANT FURTHER AGREES THAT D-LINK, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, PARENT, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND ENTRANT AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS SUCH PARTIES FROM ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, INCLUDING DEATH, AND PROPERTY, DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF THE PRIZE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST. ENTRANT FURTHER AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD D-LINK ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, PARENT, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS HARMLESS AGAINST ANY LOSS, COST, LIABILITY, AND EXPENSE (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES) ARISING FROM ANY ACTION OR CLAIM BROUGHT OR THREATENED AGAINST D-LINK FOR ANY ENTRY OR ANY PART THEREOF, WHICH INFRINGES ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, TRADE SECRET, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT OF ANY THIRD PARTY.


10. Limitation of Liability: D-LINK, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, PARENT, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED OR ARISING OUT OF THE CONTEST, YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE CONTEST OR ANY OF THE INFORMATION OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE FROM THE CONTEST, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF CLAIM OR THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.


11. Use of Materials Supplied by You: You acknowledge that submissions to THE CONTEST are not private. By submitting your story, you grant D-LINK a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, enhance, transmit, distribute, publicly perform, display, or sublicense any such submission (including your identity, picture, portrait, likeness, voice and/or other information about you) in any medium (now in existence or hereinafter developed) and for any purpose, including commercial purposes, and to authorize others to do so, without further compensation.


12.  Disputes: Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with THE  COTNEST or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the applicable court in Toronto, Canada; (2) any and all claims, judgment, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering THE CONTEST, but in no event attorneys’ fees; (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with THE CONTEST, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the province of Ontario.


13. Miscellaneous: By completing and submitting a registration for THE CONTEST, the registrant agrees to abide by the terms of these official rules and the decisions of D-LINK, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to THE CONTEST. D-LINK will arrange for delivery of all prizes. Any prize notification or prize that is returned as undeliverable will result in the awarding of that prize to an alternate participant. D-LINK will have no liability whatsoever if for any reason THE CONTEST is not capable of running as planned, including infection, computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of D-LINK. D-LINK reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of THE CONTEST or tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend THE CONTEST. D-LINK assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. A minimum of 10 entries is required for THE CONTEST to be judged and prizes to be awarded.  D-LINK reserves the right to cancel, modify, amend, or extend THE CONTEST as D-LINK’s sole discretion. 


CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, D-LINK RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.


For the name of the Winner, mail a self-addressed envelope by December 31, 2013 to D-Link Canada, Inc, Extreme SMB Network Winner, 2525 Meadowvale Blvd, Mississauga, ON L5N 5S2
Copyright © 2013 D-Link Canada, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
We respect your privacy.
____________________________